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The world wants Anderson Silva to face on of his divisional neighbors and prove his dominance over other champions. On one side you have Georges St-Pierre and on the other it’s Jon Jones. While most of the attention and focus is on a GSP vs. Silva super fight, X-Gym coach, Josuel Distak briefly discussed a...

Michael Bisping has had his eyes set on UFC gold since entering the UFC’s Octagon. He now has a fight scheduled with a former champion and number one contender, Vitor Belfort. For Bisping the unknown future of Anderson Silva and talks of super fights outside of the division are enough reason to ask for an...

“That would be a good fight. That would be an exciting fight. He’s the kind of guy who likes to fight. I like to fight guys like him who come to fight instead of fight(ing) to win. I am 100 percent positive about my abilities to beat anybody. I don’t doubt myself I just have...

Over the weekend it was learned that Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, was withdrawing from his scheduled title defense against Lorenz Larkin. This is the second consecutive time the champion has pulled out of the bout. When news went public the Strikeforce title challenger, who will now never get a shot at Strikeforce gold, took...

The final Strikeforce event set for January 12 has lost another bout to its roster. Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw due to a nagging wrist injury. The show was dubbed “Strikeforce: Champions” but with the loss of Gilbert Melendez earlier in the month and now Rockhold, the champions on the...

Out of the spotlight and incognito for the past few years, Junie Browning has regrouped and repackaged himself as something he believes in. A clean and sober athlete who is looking to take his spot back in the big leagues. A former UFC fighter and pretty much the star of The Ultimate Fighter Season 8,...

After years of tough battling and an intense struggle for acceptance, the female warriors of mixed martial arts will finally be able to showcase their skills inside the UFC’s famed Octagon. UFC President Dana White officially announced the addition of the women’s 135 lbs division into the UFC with Ronda Rousey as the champion. Whether...

“That’s why I laugh when people say ‘we’ve figured out your left hand.’ My boxing isn’t my strong point. It’s something I’ve only been doing for five years; I’ve only been striking for five years. I’ve done wrestling my whole entire life. So if anybody’s going to say anything, wrestling is my strong point. I...

The highly-anticipated showdown between Remy Bonjasky (76-14, 40 KO’s) and Tyrone Spong (68-6-1 42 KO’s) will take place on Saturday, March 23 at the Excel Arena in London, England, it was announced today by Glory Sports International (GSI), parent company of the Glory World Series. The bout had previously been set for February 16 but...

I got a lot of fights left in me. I’ve still got the competitive edge and that’s what it’s all about. And I still love the sport enough to want to compete. See? You can love the sport, but if you don’t love the sport enough to compete you better get out of there. It’s...

Looks like “The Nightmare” turned “The Dream”, Diego Sanchez is set on making his way back down to the UFC’s lightweight division. The Greg Jackson trained fighter went on a great lightweight run in his last divisional appearance but was halted by then champion BJ Penn and decided he’s better suited as a welterweight. As...

“I respect him completely, he’s one of the guys I respect most in the sport. His outlook and his attitude is great. But I feel like I was embarrassed in that fight. I want to prove to myself and the world that I am the better fighter and I want revenge for the embarrassment I...

“I doubt it. The thing about fighting is, fighting is not a team sport, it’s an individual sport. It’s going to be tough to see a day with Silva or GSP is giving up big chunks of their money to guys who won’t make two fights in the UFC. Different sports. But if it happens,...

The UFC is set to release tickets for its traditional Super Bowl weekend pay-per-view event next week. “Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar is a fight the fans have wanted to see for a long time and on Feb. 2, the super fight is going to happen,” said UFC President Dana White. “Our fights on Super...

UFC officials have booked a flyweight contest for their December show in Las Vegas in the form of John Moraga versus Chris Cariaso. UFC 155 is set to take place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on December 29. In the main event UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will rematch...

Highly touted UFC bantamweight fighter, Nick Denis, in a shocking announcement has retired from Mixed Martial Arts. The Tristar gym product took to his personal blog to announce the news: I would like to think that I don’t have an ego. Sometimes though, I think it might just be so big that it can’t be...

Yesterday, the official Nick Diaz Youtube channel received some new gems. Two video’s of UFC welterweight contender, NIck Diaz, taking it to the champion, Georges St-Pierre, prior to his UFC 154 bout with Carlos Condit. Part 1 is up top, part 2 is on the next page:

“My dream was to become champion, the heavyweight champion, and now my dream to break recordsI want to break all the records that I can.” “Cain Velasquez, he presents a lot of challenges for me. His cardio is the best cardio of the heavyweight division, he got really good skills fighting in the stand up....

“I’m looking at this guy. He’s not in shape at all. He has neglected his body. There’s no reason for me to judge him in the outside world. And people got upset at me for saying that because it was being blunt, or rude. Someone actually said that I was a ‘bully’ for doing that,...

The pound-for-pound king and middleweight champion Anderson Silva is in attendance for UFC 154 in Canada tonight. Before the show Silva talked to the media and of course was asked about the possible fight with Georges St-Pierre, should GSP defeat Condit tonight. Silva said he would fight GSP, but more interesting was that he said...

In America we celebrate Thanksgiving once per year and have been doing so since 1621, it’s a pretty historical day for us here. So today, while we strap ourselves in and prepare for a ridiculous feast with our closest friends and family, the staff at BJPENN.COM would like to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! If...

When we talk about the biggest success stories in MMA, Ronda Rousey’s rapid rise from Olympic Bronze medalist to UFC champion is without question one of the most remarkable tales in this sport’s young history. Historically in combat sports it has taken great men a number of years to accomplish what Rousey did in one....

Todd Duffee has officially been re-signed by the UFC. The once highly touted heavyweight prospect is back following a nearly two year stint outside of the UFC. The Las Vegas Sun first reported the news. Duffee was cut back in 2010 after a knockout loss to Mike Russow in a fight that Duffee dominated up...

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